Kennett’s commitment to bowel cancer awareness

When a business truly puts people first, it shows – not just in the workplace, but in the community.

Kennett’s commitment to creating safer, healthier environments goes far beyond the job site. It’s about fostering a culture of care, and that’s exactly why our partnership with Kennett means so much.

Over the past few weeks, we were proud to deliver three impactful Workplace Program sessions at Kennett’s Adelaide office, where teams heard deeply personal stories from our Founder & Chair, Nick Lee OAM, and ambassador Sophie Edwards. Their courage and vulnerability sparked meaningful conversations and highlighted the life-saving importance of early detection and acting on bowel cancer symptoms, and sparked meaningful conversations about health, family history, and screening.

Kennett’s long-standing support, including ongoing donations from vending machine proceeds across their building sites, reflects a culture of giving that’s truly embedded in their business. We’re grateful for their partnership and proud to stand together in the fight against bowel cancer.

“At Kennett, we believe that creating safer, healthier workplaces goes beyond the job site – it’s about looking after our people in every way.

Over the past few weeks, we were proud to host three Jodi Lee Foundation Bowel Cancer Foundation Workplace Program sessions in our Adelaide office, where our teams heard from the foundation’s Founder & Chair Nick Lee OAM and ambassador Sophie Edwards.

Nick lost his wife Jodi to bowel cancer at the age of 41 and Sophie was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer at 34. Both Nick and Sophie spoke with honesty, vulnerability and courage and their stories were powerful reminders of how early detection and simple action can save lives.

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer, and the leading cancer killer in Australians aged 25-44, yet it’s one of the most preventable. These sessions helped our team understand the importance of being healthy and active, exploring family history, acting early on symptoms and taking the bowel screening test – especially now that Australians aged 45–49 are eligible to opt in to receive a free bowel screening test.

Our partnership with the Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation is long-standing and deeply valued. Through the donation of proceeds from vending machines on our building sites, we’re proud to support their life-saving work in a tangible, ongoing way.

Thank you to Nick, Sophie, and the Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation team for helping us bring this vital message to our people.”